Xi'an restaurants

A superb choice for lamb or beef pàomó (泡馍; lamb and flatbread stew); you need to grab a seat before 11am, otherwise it's all elbows. Pay for your dish, take your seat and then break the round bread into a myriad ti…

Weary diners with dumpling fatigue will be inspired by the rustic two-room Three Sisters, with its well-done twist on classics. Try succulent carrot and lamb dumplings blanketed in crisp peanuts and fried chives. Or…

A civilised and restful choice, this place specialises in guōtiē (锅贴) 'pot-sticker' fried dumplings and they are simply delicious. There's six different types to choose from, including a vegetarian choice. There are…

This mezzanine-style cafe and bar looking down into the lobby of a very popular hostel is well-staffed, serving up terrific sandwiches, wraps, Western-style breakfasts, pastas, baked tarts, cakes and aromatic, flavo…

The speciality dish at one of Xī’ān’s most famous restaurants (with a 100-year-plus history) is steaming bowls of yángròu pàomó. The catch is that the diner is responsible for ripping up the bread before the chefs a…

A clean cafe atmosphere spread over four floors with aspirational snaps of Europe in scattered picture frames on the walls. A lively well-dressed crowd peers down onto the street, drinking beer and eating Chinese cl…

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